Johnnie Wrestling Now Ranked No. 3, Schedule for National Duals Set

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The Saint John’s University wrestling team slid one spot to No. 3 in the latest Brute-Adidas National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III team rankings released Jan. 4.

Other teams ranked from the NCAA Great Lakes Region include Augsburg (No. 1), which jumped five spots from sixth to the top ranking, Concordia-Moorhead (No. 7), Elmhurst (No. 22) and North Central (No. 27).

The Johnnies return to action this Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 8-9, at the prestigious NWCA/Cliff Keen Division III National Duals on the campus of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. SJU is scheduled to face No. 26 Johnson & Wales (R.I.) in the opening round at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Johnnies would then face either No. 6 Ithaca (N.Y.) or Wilkes (Pa.) at 3 p.m. The tournament is double elimination.